System and method for water restoration

ABSTRACT

System and method for water restoration to a water pool or to water regions associated with freshwater or saltwater marinas. Embodiments include a positive water flow device that works in unison with a negative water flow device, wherein the positive and negative flow devices are separated from each other in the water pool or water regions. The positive flow device, for example, a water jet, directs a stream of water beneath the water surface of the water pool or water regions, and causes a water surface to move towards the negative flow device by a hydraulic pushing action. The negative flow device includes a water pump and receiving port, augments the hydraulic pushing action by providing a complementary pulling action by applying a vacuum or negative pressure to a water receiving port, or scoop. Water laden, oily surface contaminants are then removed in the scoop as a water oil mixture that is subsequently separated to form an oil mixture for subsequent recycling and a clean water source that is restored for delivery back into the water pool or water regions.

RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a continuation of and incorporates by reference inits entirety U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/678,437 filed Feb. 23,2007 that in turn claims priority to and incorporates by reference inits entirety U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/887,873filed Feb. 2, 2007.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

An embodiment of the invention relates generally to water restoration.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Boats, ships, or other marine vessels transiting to or housed in slipslocated in freshwater or ocean water marinas oftentimes contaminate themarina water with oil, gasoline, diesel and other hydrocarbon-basedwastes by virtue of vessel use, or as a result of spills and vesseldeterioration. There is a need to remove hydrocarbon-based wastes andreturn restored marina water to its source.

SUMMARY OF THE PARTICULAR EMBODIMENTS

An embodiment of the invention includes a system and method for removingoil, gasoline, diesel and other hydrocarbon polluted water from a bodyof water, separating the pollutants from the polluted water to form acleansed water volume, and returning the cleansed water volume to thebody of water or to place in storage for other uses.

Other embodiments include a water movement and purification system usinga positive flow source and a negative flow source to complementarilyurge the motion of pollutant-laden water from the positive flow sourcetowards the negative flow source for harvesting pollutant-laden waterfor subsequent removal of contaminants, for example, petroleum basedsubstances floating on the water surface. Cleansed water volumes arethen produced for return to the body of water, placed in storagereservoirs for clean water uses, or routed to the body of water via thepositive flow source to advantageously rejuvenate and replace the regionof water with the cleansed, restored water wherein the restored wateralso participates in the cleansing process of the remaining pollutedportions of the body of water.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Embodiments of the present invention are described in detail below withreference to the following drawings.

FIG. 1 schematically and pictorially illustrates a water restorationsystem 10A connected with an inverted U-shaped marina showing themovement of marina water from a positive flow source to a negative flowsource between adjacently opposed boat slips;

FIG. 2 schematically and pictorially illustrates an alternate embodimentof a water restoration system 10B connected with an inverted U-shapedmarina showing the movement of marina water from a positive flow sourceto a negative flow source between adjacently opposed boat slips;

FIG. 3 schematically and pictorially illustrates an alternate embodimentof a water restoration system 10C connected with an inverted U-shapedmarina showing the movement of marina water from a positive flow sourceto a negative flow source between adjacently opposed boat slips;

FIG. 4 schematically and pictorially illustrates an alternate embodimentof a water restoration system 10D connected with an inverted U-shapedmarina showing the movement of marina water from a positive flow sourceto a negative flow source between adjacently opposed boat slips;

FIG. 5 schematically and pictorially illustrates an alternate embodimentof a water restoration system 10E connected with an I-shaped marinashowing the movement of marina water from a positive flow source to anegative flow source between adjacently located boat slips;

FIG. 6 schematically and pictorially illustrates an alternate embodimentof a water restoration system 10F connected with an I-shaped marinashowing the movement of marina water from a positive flow source to anegative flow source between adjacently located boat slips;

FIG. 7 is a partial cross section and side view of the opposing boatslips of the inverted U-shaped marina of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is an expanded top view of the suction port 24 slidably engagedwith the rails 72 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 9 is an expanded top view of the water jet 20 slidably engaged withthe rail 82 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 10 is an expanded side view of an alternate embodiment of thesuction port 24 slidably engaged with the rails 72 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 11 is an expanded top view of an alternate, pivotable embodiment ofthe suction port 24 slidably engaged with the rails 72 of FIG. 7;

FIG. 12 is an expanded side perspective view of the water jets 20 and 32slidably engaged with the rail 82 via jet nozzle holder 140 assemblyproviding a vertical, rotation, and tilt movements;

FIG. 13 is an expanded side view of the water jet 20 slidably engagedwith the rail 82 of FIG. 12;

FIG. 14 schematically illustrates a multi-slip marina 100 that is anexpansion of the inverted U-shaped two-slip marina of FIG. 4;

FIG. 15 schematically and pictorially illustrates the plumbingconfiguration of the marina negative flow sources of water restorationsystem 100 of FIG. 14; and

FIG. 16 schematically and pictorially illustrates the plumbingconfiguration of the marina positive flow sources of water restorationsystem 100 of FIG. 14.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PARTICULAR EMBODIMENTS

In general, particular embodiments include systems and/or methods tode-pollute and clean water to its restored state within a water pool ora water region associated with freshwater or saltwater marinas.Embodiments include a positive water flow device or water deliverydevice that works in unison with a negative water flow device or waterremoval device, wherein the positive and negative flow devices areseparated from each other in the water pool or water regions. Thepositive flow device, for example, a water jet, directs a stream ofwater beneath the water surface of the water pool or water regions, andcauses the water surface to move towards the negative flow device by ahydraulic pushing action. The negative flow device includes a water pumpand receiving port or water scoop, and with its suction action, augmentsthe hydraulic pushing action by providing a complementary pulling actionthrough application of a vacuum or negative pressure to the water scoopthat is substantially located at water level. Water laden, oily surfacecontaminants are then removed in the scoop as a water oil mixture thatmay be subsequently separated to form an oil mixture for subsequentrecycling and a clean water source that may be restored for deliveryback into the water pool or water regions.

FIG. 1 schematically and pictorially illustrates a water restorationsystem 10A connected with an inverted U-shaped, two-pier marina showingthe movement of marina water from a positive flow source to a negativeflow source between adjacently opposed boat slips. The inverted U-shapedmarina may be substantially rectangular and configured to have a lowpressure hydraulic region and a high pressure hydraulic region in whichthere is a coordinated movement of marina surface water from a positiveflow source to a negative flow source generally in the direction of theillustrated flow arrows between two opposing boat slips. Components ofthe water restoration system 10A may be located on the docks of themarina and/or may extend onto shoreline properties. The system 10Aincludes a low pressure pier 12A, a high pressure pier 12B, from whichtwo opposing boat docks 14 extend from to define a low pressure slip 16Alocated between the boat docks 14 on the low pressure pier 12A and ahigh pressure slip 16B located between the boat docks 14 on the highpressure pier 12B. The low and high pressure piers 12A and 12B may beslidably mounted to pilings (not shown) so that the boat docks 14 andpiers 12A and 12B may float with the tide, wave action, or other causesimparted to varying marina water levels. Located between the low andhigh pressure piers 12A and 12B is a walking platform 15. The piers 12Aand 12B may be flexibly attached to the walking platform 15 toaccommodate changes in vertical distance from water level fluctuationexperienced by the piers 12A and 12B.

Within the low pressure slip 16A is mounted a suction port or vacuumscoop 24. Within high pressure slips 16B is mounted a water jet 20. Thewater jet 20 may have a nozzle configuration to advantageously allowadjustments to the water pressure and spray patterns. The spray patternsmay include columnar; fan, and laminar flow patterns. A low-pressurepipe 25 in fluid communication with the suction port 24 and removessurface water by aspirating by the suction ports 24 located on thelow-pressure pier 12A. The pushing effect of water shot from water jets20 located on the positive pressure pier 12B, preferably beneath thesurface of the marina water to avoid frothing or bumping, in concertwith the suction force applied from the suction ports 24, urges themarina water surface towards the suction ports 24. A high-pressure pipe27 supplies the water delivered to the water jets 20. The low pressurepipe 25 and high-pressure pipe 27 may be made of polyvinyl chloride(PVC), other durable plastics, metal, and/or have durable and flexiblesections in those regions of the system 10A where the pipes transitionsfrom the shore side to the marina side of the system 10A to accommodatefor any changes in height of the respective piers 12A and 12B due tomarina water fluctuations.

Surrounding the low pressure slip 16A and high pressure slip 16B areskirts or curtains 36 that are fitted around both intake vacuum port 24,jet port 20, the space defining perimeter of the low and high pressureslips 16A and 16B, the water side of the walking platform 15, and alongthe ends of the docks 14. The skirt or curtain 36 serves to isolatepollutants or otherwise contain water surface bearing pollutants withinthe marina and prevent the leaking from the slips 16A and 16B. Theskirts 36 may extend beneath the water surface or water line to containsurface riding or near surface residing pollutants. The skirt 36provides a curtain throughout the marina to help isolate and prevent theescape under the piers 12A and 12B of at-surface and near-surfaceresiding pollutants to optimize the delivery of directionalized surfaceflows to the suction port 24 for more efficient harvesting of marinapolluted waters.

Referring still to FIG. 1, in hydraulic communication with thelow-pressure pipe 25 and high-pressure pipe 27 are electronic controlvalves 40 depicted in functional schematic symbols. The electroniccontrol valves 40 are in electrical communication with a main controlpanel 41. The electronic control valve 40 operates in an open-closemanner and serves substantially as a diverter valve. The control valvemay be plumbed between flexible piping 26 and low and high pressurepipes 25 and 27. To help adjust flow rates and measure the volume flowdelivered from suction ports 24 or delivered to jets 20 are electronicpressure regulator valves 64, depicted in a functional symbol, also inelectrical communication with the main control panel 41. In hydrauliccommunication with the low-pressure pipe 25 is a high flow fluid pump 44which may be diesel or gasoline powered, and provides the suction forceto the suction ports 24 to collect marina water and any oil pollutants.The pump 44 includes an influent channel and an effluent channel, theinfluent channel being in hydraulic communication with the water scoop24 and the effluent channel in hydraulic communication with the waterjet 20. The pump 44 may be in electrical communication with theelectrical control panel 41, or alternatively, may be operatedautonomously from the control and regulator valves 40 and 64. Inalternate embodiments, the high flow pump 44 may include the Flowservemodel series DVSH between bearings axially split pumps available fromFlowserve, Ashland, Tex., USA or the Gould model series AF/MPAF axialflow pumps available from Gould, Ashland, Pa., USA.

Thereafter, the pollutant laden marina water may be routed to a largecapacity petroleum water separator and filter 48 depicted in afunctional symbol. The separator-filter 48 extracts gas, oil, and otherorganics from the marina water and routes it to pipe 75 for delivery toa tank 94 or other suitable receptacle for salvaging, refinement andrecycling, or to be discarded as hazardous waste. The tank 94 may bevented. Recycled petroleum products may be used in the powering of thehigh flow pump 44. In alternate embodiments the separator-filter 48 mayinclude the cylindrical or rectangular configured Highland Tank ModelsUL-2215, Series J, Series G, and/or Series EZ Access available fromHighland Tank, Stoystown, Pa., USA. The separator-filter 48 then routesthe cleansed marina water via pipe 79 to a chemical micro-filter 52 toremove other wastes or particulate matter. The micro-filter 52 mayinclude clay and/or charcoal as the filtering medium. Thereafter, viapipe 79, the cleansed and filter marina water may be oxygenated in anaerator 56. The aerator 56 has sufficient flow capacity to match theincoming marina flow volumes and may be electrically powered.Thereafter, the aerated marina water may be routed through a flowdiversion valve 60, which is either set for delivery to an underwaterport in the marina via bypass pipe 68, or to high-pressure jets 20 viapipe 62 that is plumbed to high-pressure pipe 27. As illustrated byexample, the bypass pipe 68 delivers restored marina water to the marinaby routing underneath the walking platform 15 and curtain 36.

In alternate embodiments, a water turbine electric generator (not shown)may be plumbed between the pipe 62 and pier side high-pressure pipe 27to generate electricity from the high water flow rates from pipe 62.Electricity generated may then be routed to supplement the electricpower supply to operate the high pressure pump 44.

The water movement and purification system allows for regionalizedadjustments within the marina so that a generalized marina-widede-pollution process may be undertaken, or alternatively, on ade-pollution process engaged upon a sub-region or sub-zone basis. Thus,different water jets 20 and suction ports 24 may be selectively engagedto handle particularly problematic slips in cases when other slips arenot sufficiently polluted.

FIG. 2 schematically and pictorially illustrates an alternate embodimentof a water restoration system 10B connected with an inverted U-shaped,two-pier marina showing the movement of marina water from a positiveflow source to a negative flow source between adjacently opposed boatslips. In this alternate embodiment, system 10B includes the two-piermarina being equipped with a high volume suction port 28 located nearthe shore end of the marina, approximately in the middle of the walkingplatform 15. The high volume suction port 28 further discourages theescape of marina floating oil pollutants out to open water. Theshore-side located, high volume suction port 28 urges the marina waterin a shore bound direction while the complimentary water jet 20 pushingand suction port 24 pulling further directs the shore bound marinasurface flows to the suction ports 24 located in low-pressure slips 16A.The high volume suction port 28 may be generally perpendicular to thesuction ports 24 and high velocity jet 20 and may also be opposite themarina entry port to open waters. More than one high volume suction port28 may be installed in the marina depending on marina configuration andsize. The vacuum scoops or suction ports 24 and 28 may be may beswiveled or otherwise turned to either maintain or change the intendeddirection of the marina water surface in concert with the water jets 20.The high volume suction port 28 is plumbed to the low-pressure pipe 25via piping 38 as shown.

FIG. 3 schematically and pictorially illustrates an alternate embodimentof a water restoration system 10C connected with an inverted U-shapedmarina showing the movement of marina water from a positive flow sourceto a negative flow source between adjacently opposed boat slips.Substantially similar to system 10B, system 10C adds an additional waterjet 20 so that there is a pair of swivelable, and height adjustablewater jets 20 within the high pressure boat slip 16B that advantageouslyprovides for the directing or movement of water in slips occupied byboats so that water may be urged round the hull of the boats. The pairof water jets 20 is plumbed to the high pressure pipe 27 and work inconcert with the water scoops 24 and 28. The high volume suction port 28is plumbed to the low-pressure pipe 25 via piping 38 as shown. A flowsplitter 29 is connected with the flexible piping 26B that in turn ishydraulically coupled with the water jets 20. The flexible tubing 26Bmay be comprised of wire wound spiral reinforced plastic composites ofvarying diameter and thickness to accommodate pressure loads and flowrates.

FIG. 4 schematically and pictorially illustrates an alternate embodimentof a water restoration system 10D connected with an inverted U-shaped,two-pier marina showing the movement of marina water from a positiveflow source to a negative flow source between adjacently opposed boatslips. Substantially similar to system 10C, system 10D adds twoadditional water jets 32 located on the opposing docks 14 positioned onthe marina entrance from open waters. The pair of water jets 32 isplumbed to the high pressure pipe 27 and work in concert with the waterscoops 24 and 28 to further prevent the escape of polluted waters fromthe marina. The high volume suction port 28 is plumbed to thelow-pressure pipe 25 via piping 38 as shown. The flexible tubing 26B maybe comprised of wire wound spiral reinforced plastic composites ofvarying diameter and thickness to accommodate pressure loads and flowrates. Though not illustrated an electrical control panel 41 may beconnected similarly as shown as FIGS. 1-3.

FIG. 5 schematically and pictorially illustrates an alternate embodimentof a water restoration system 10E connected with an I-shaped marinashowing the movement of marina water from a positive flow source to anegative flow source between adjacently located boat slips. In system10E, the low pressure pipe 25 may be substantially located along themidline of central pier 17. The central pier 17 floats with marina waterlevels along pilings (not shown) and flexibly connects with the walkingplatform 15. On each side of pier 17 are located two adjacent boatslips, each having a vacuum scoop 24 located on the pier side of theslip and plumbed with the low pressure pipe 25. Along the perimeter ofthe boat slips and termini of docks 14 and walking platform 15 arecurtains 36 that serve to keep the floating contaminants confined withthe boat slips. Opposing each boat slip on the open water side is afloat 120 to which a water jet 20 is height adjustably mounted andplumber with high pressure pipe 27 made of a durable and flexiblematerial. Suction ports 24 cooperatively work with water flowing fromwater jets 20 to urge polluted water towards the suction port 24. Theflexible tubing 26B may be comprised of wire wound spiral reinforcedplastic composites of varying diameter and thickness to accommodatepressure loads and flow rates. Though not illustrated an electricalcontrol panel 41 may be connected similarly as shown as FIGS. 1-3.

FIG. 6 schematically and pictorially illustrates an alternate embodimentof a water restoration system 10F connected with an I-shaped marinashowing the movement of marina water from a positive flow source to anegative flow source between adjacently located boat slips.Substantially similar to system 10E, system 10F adds replaces the float120 and installs a pair of water jets 20 mounted from the end of theright hand dock 14 and right side terminus of walkway 15. Water from thewalkway 15 and dock 14 termini aim inwardly toward the vacuum port 24.This embodiment advantageously provides for the directing or movement ofwater in slips occupied by boats so that water may be urged round thehull of the boats and toward the vacuum port 24. Another embodiment ofsystem 10F may include two jets 20 installed on the float 120 aimedtoward the opening of the left side boat slip to similarly route wateraround boat hulls toward the vacuum port 24. Though not illustrated anelectrical control panel 41 may be connected similarly as shown as FIGS.1-3.

FIG. 7 is a partial cross section and side view of the opposing boatslips of the inverted U-shaped marina of FIG. 1 and detail, in general,the slidable height adjustments afforded to the vacuum port 24 and waterjet 20 by respective rails 72 and 82. The rail 72 may substantiallyU-shaped and is secured at each end against the side of the floatingpier 12B through the curtain 36. Up and down vertical movement androtational movement is available for positioning the water scoop 24 tooptimally collect water surface and subsurface regions. Similarly, therail 82 may substantially U-shaped and is secured at each end againstthe side of the floating pier 12A through the curtain 36. Up and downvertical movement and rotational movement is available for positioningthe water jet 20 to propel the movement of surface laden pollutantstowards the water scoop 24. The water jet 20 is shown deployed in threevertical height locations: 1, above the water and aiming slightlydownward; 2, at water level aiming horizontal; and 3, slightly beneaththe water level and aiming horizontal. In addition to the verticalheight adjustments, rotational adjustments are provided for in designsdescribed below.

FIG. 8 is an expanded top view of the suction port or water scoop 24slidably engaged with the rails 72 of FIG. 7. The water scoop 24includes two flanges 170 having an orifice 174. The rail 72 may besubstantially U-shaped and is secured against the side of the floatingpier 12B as shown in FIG. 15 below. The rails 72 may include a straightportion that engages through an orifice 174 of flange 170 to slidablyposition the water scoop 24 along the rail 72 through at a desiredvertical height in relation to the water surface. Engagement of the twoflanges 170 with the two rails 72 primarily limits the movement of thewater scoop 24 to an up and down vertical direction. The water scoopholder 24 is positioned to a desired vertical height along the rails 72in relation to the water level and then secured to the desired verticalheight by clamp screws 150. Clamp screws 150 are threaded and engagewith complimentary threads (not shown) in a threaded channel (not shown)that allows transiting of the shaft part of the clamp screw 150 tofirmly pinch crab against the rail 72. The two-flange arrangement mayalso be employed in the high volume water scoop 28 located midwaybetween boat slips along walkway 15 of FIGS. 2-4 above and FIG. 14below.

FIG. 9 is an expanded top view of the water jet 20 slidably engaged withthe rail 82 of FIG. 7 using clamps to provide rotation and tiltmovement. Securing of a user-selected vertical movement of the water jet20 along the linear portion of rail 82 is provided by the clamp screw150 to firmly pinch crab against the rail 82. Tilt movement about thewater jet holder 140 is provided by tilt clamping screw 154.

FIG. 10 is an expanded side view of an alternate embodiment of the waterscoop 24 slidably engaged with the rails 72 of FIG. 7. Placed in frontof the opening to the water scoop 24 is a coarse screen 34 to strainlarge floating debris, for example, wood fragments and disposablebottles from entering into a water funnel 33 that is in hydrauliccommunication with the flexible piping 26B. The scoop 24 is shownadjusted at water surface level by the clamp screw 150 that firmly pinchcrabs against the rail 72 though flange 170. The water funnel 33 isshown beneath the water level to suck in water surface bearingpollutants under the negative pressure influence of pump 44.

FIG. 11 is an expanded top view of an alternate, pivotable embodiment ofthe suction port 24 slidably engaged with the rail 72 of FIG. 7. Theboat slips depicted in FIGS. 1-6 may be equipped with a single rail 72.In additional to vertical movement, the scoop 24 in this alternateembodiment gains rotational movement through a centrally located flange170 in a plane substantially perpendicular to the axis of the singlerail 72. After adjusting the rotational position of the suction port 24,both the vertical height and rotational angle of the suction port 24 issecured through the pinching action of clamp bolt 150 against the rail72.

FIG. 12 is an expanded side perspective view of the water jets 20 and 32slidably engaged with the rail 82 via jet nozzle holder 140 assemblyproviding a vertical, rotation, and tilt movements. The nozzle holder140 details the tilt adjustments afforded to the water jet nozzles 20and/or 32. Attached to the jet nozzles 20 or 32 is a flange 156 having aflange orifice 158. The flange 156 fits against the side of the nozzleholder 140 to align the flange orifice 158 with a nozzle orifice 141.The depth of the nozzle orifice 141 need not pass through to the rail82. The tilt-securing clamp 154 is passed through flange orifice 158 andthence to the nozzle orifice 141 for threaded engagement, andsubsequently tightened until the desired tilt angle to the nozzle ofwater jets 20 and/or 32 is secured.

FIG. 13 is an expanded side view of the water jet 20 slidably engagedwith the rail 82 of FIG. 12. The tilt-securing clamp 154 is passedthrough flange orifice 158 and thence to the nozzle orifice 141 forthreaded engagement, and subsequently tightened until the desired tiltangle to the nozzle of water jets 20 and/or 32 is secured.

FIG. 14 schematically illustrates a multi-slip marina 100 that is anexpansion of the inverted U-shaped two-slip marina of FIG. 4. FIG. 11schematically illustrates a multi-slip marina 100 that is an expansionof the inverted U-shaped two-slip marina of FIG. 4. The marina 100includes the low pressure pier 12A, the high pressure pier 12B, fromwhich a plurality of boat docks 14 extend from to define five lowpressure slips 16A located between the boat docks 14 on the low pressurepier 12A and five high pressure slips 16B located between the boat docks14 on the high pressure pier 12B. The marina 100 may include multiplesand submultiples of the low and high pressure boat slips 16A and 16B.Within the low pressure slips 16A is mounted the suction port or vacuumscoop 24. Within the high pressure slips 16B is mounted at least onewater jet 20, here illustrated as a pair. The low-pressure pipe 25 is influid communication with the suction ports 24 and removes surface wateraspirated by the suction ports 24 located on the low-pressure pier 12A.The low pressure pipe 25 may be made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), otherdurable and flexible plastics chemically resistant to organic fluids, ormetal. The pushing effect of water shot from water jets 20 located onthe positive pressure pier 12B, preferably beneath the surface of themarina water to avoid frothing or bumping, in concert with the suctionforce applied from the suction ports 24, urges the marina water surfacetowards the suction ports 24. The high-pressure pipe 27 supplies thewater delivered to the water jets 20. The high-pressure pipe 27 may bemade of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), other durable and flexible plastics,or metal. Surrounding the low pressure slips 16A and high pressure slips16B are skirts 36 that are fitted around both intake vacuum ports 24 andjet ports 20 to isolate or contain pollutants within the boat slips 16Aor 16B so as not to escape underneath the piers 12A and 12B and thencefrom the marina. The skirts 36 may extend beneath the water surface orwater line to contain surface riding or near surface residingpollutants. The skirt 36 provides a curtain throughout the marina tohelp isolate and prevent the escape under the piers 12A and 12B ofat-surface and near-surface residing pollutants to optimize the deliveryof directionalized surface flows to the suction port 24 for moreefficient harvesting of marina polluted waters.

Greeting the open water entering the marina are constant velocity highvolume water jets 32 to significantly prevent the escape ofdirectionalized moving surface water to the open sea from the marina atthe end of the terminal or open water located docks 14 extending fromthe low and high pressure piers 12A and 12B. Marina entrance locatedwater jets 32 help isolate sub-areas of the marina water surface toprevent cross contamination to open water beyond the marina entrance.The water jets 32 may have higher flow rates than slip-mounted jets 20.The water jets 20 and 32 may be swiveled or otherwise rotated to eithermaintain or change the intended directional flows of the marina watersurface towards suction ports 24 located in low-pressure slips 16A.Alternate embodiments include the marina being equipped with a highvolume suction port 28 located near the shore end of the marina tofurther discourage the escape of marina floating oil pollutants out toopen water. The shore-side located, high volume suction port 28 urgesthe marina water in a shore bound direction while the complimentarywater jet 20 pushing and suction port 24 pulling further directs theshore bound marina surface flows to the suction ports 24 located inlow-pressure slips 16A. The high volume suction port 28 may be generallyperpendicular to the suction ports 24 and high velocity jets 20 and mayalso be opposite the marina entry port to open waters. More than onehigh volume suction port 28 may be installed in the marina depending onmarina configuration and size. The vacuum scoops or suction ports 24 and28 may be may be swiveled or otherwise turned to either maintain orchange the intended direction of the marina water surface in concertwith the water jets 20 and 32. The diameter of the flexible piping 26Bmay progressively increase the further the water jets 20 are from theeffluent side of the pump 44. Similarly, the diameter of the lowpressure pipe 25 may progressively decrease the further the water scoops24 are from the influent side of the pump 44.

FIG. 15 schematically and pictorially illustrates in side view theplumbing configuration of the marina negative flow sources of waterrestoration system 100 of FIG. 14. The scoop configuration of suctionports 24 are shown attached with the low pressure pier 12A in thelow-pressure slips 16A are shown plumbed to low-pressure pipe 25 viaflexible piping 26A. As the pier 12A rises and falls within the tide inthe marina or due to other causes such as wave action, flooding anddrought about the pilings 200 within the bands 35, the flexible piping26A accommodates the change in vertical distance experienced by thelow-pressure pier 12A. The low-pressure pipe 25 may be reduced indiameter near the more extended regions of the marina to accommodate andadjust flow suction forces to the more distally located suction ports 24from the influent side of pump 44 so that flow suction rates in slipsbetween shore side and open water side are substantially equalized. Thelow-pressure pipe may be secured directly to the pilings 200 viabrackets 37, or alternatively, underneath the low-pressure pier 12A withflexible connectors to maintain hydraulic communication with theinfluent side of pump 44 due to variations in float height experiencedby the low-pressure pier 12A.

FIG. 16 schematically and pictorially illustrates in side view theplumbing configuration of the marina positive flow sources of waterrestoration system 100 of FIG. 14. The scoop configuration of water jets20 are shown attached with the high pressure pier 12B in thelow-pressure slips 16B are shown plumbed high-pressure pipe 27 viaflexible piping 26B. As the pier 12B rises and falls within the tide inthe marina or due to other causes such as wave action, flooding anddrought about the pilings 200 within the bands 35, the flexible piping26B accommodates the change in vertical distance experienced by thehigh-pressure pier 12B. Attached or otherwise mounted to thehigh-pressure pier 12B is the rail 82 to which are slidably coupled thehigh flow jets 20. As illustrated, a single flow jet 20 is slidably andpivotably mountable to a single rail 82. The rail 82 is sufficientlylong enough to permit above water jet spraying, at the water surface jetspraying, and, in a particular embodiment below the water surface jetspraying from the high flow jets 20 as shown in FIG. 7. A similarmounting arrangement for rail 82 is configured for the terminal or openwater located docks 14 extending from the low-pressure pier 12A andhigh-pressure pier 12B for the marina entrance water jets 32. The marinaentrance water jets 32 may be similarly adjusted for above surface, atsurface and below surface water jetting. Alternate embodiments forunderwater jetting by jets 20 and 32 may include depths ranging fromjust below the water surface to approximately eight inches. Pivotableattachments similar to that illustrated in FIG. 7 allow the jets 20 and32 to be rotatable above, on, and beneath the water surface within thesliding distances conferred by the rails 82.

The water jets 20 within high-pressure slips 16B and water jets 32mounted near the ends of docks 14 are plumbed to the high pressure pipe27 via piping flow splitter 29 and flexible piping 26B when a pair ofwater jets 20 are deployed in the high-pressure boat slips illustratedin FIG. 14. The diameter of the flexible piping 26B may be progressivelyenlarged from the shore-side slips 16B to the open waterside slips 16Bto equalize water flow rates from the water jets 20. Alternatively, flowconstrictors having sufficiently increasing diameters may be mountedwithin the high-pressure pipe 27 in a shore-to-open water directionallowing the flexible piping 26B to have approximately the same diameterfor each slip along the high-pressure pier 12B. The flexible piping 26Bmay be comprised of wire wound spiral reinforced plastic composites ofvarying diameter and thickness to accommodate pressure loads and flowrates. For example, as illustrated, the diameter of the flexible piping26B progressively increases the further the water jets 20 are from theeffluent side of the pump 44. The high-pressure pipe 27 may be secureddirectly to the pilings 200 via brackets 37, or alternatively,underneath the high-pressure pier 12B with flexible connectors tomaintain hydraulic communication with the effluent side of pump 44 dueto variations in float height experienced by the low-pressure pier 12B.

The water movement and purifications systems described may also beadapted to single pier marinas in which boat slips on each side of thepier are configured as low pressure boat slips 16A, mounted with suctionports 24, and enveloped with a curtain 36. The high pressure flow source20B could be provided on a movable platform or boat to which at leastone jet 20 is mounted, a skirt 36 extension stretched to each side ofthe dock 14, and plumbed with flexible hoses sufficient to withstand anddeliver the operational pressures optionally advantageous for generatinga high-pressure region to low pressure region surface flow direction. Insuch a single pier configured system, the floating platform may migrateon a slip-by-slip basis to sequentially remove slip-residing pollutantsalong the one and/or both sides of the single pier.

While the particular embodiments have been illustrated and describedremoving polluted water and returning pollutant removed or restoredwater to the water pools or the water regions of substantiallyrectangular configured marinas, other embodiments are possible. Forexample, the systems and methods described may be similarly applied toan array of substantially rectangular marinas, or a circular marina, orarrays thereof. Moreover, the positive and negative flow sources may beadapted for individual boat slips where the directionalized delivery ofsurface water may be created within a slip. Other embodiments allow forthe adaptation of the positive and negative flow systems to open waterscenarios in which oil spills or other surface floating contaminates arecordoned off or otherwise contained within an enveloped vicinity inwhich spill isolation float barriers are used as the enveloping barrier.A negative flow source is established on a polluting boat, a positiveflow source is adapted on mounted to a satellite boat, flexible plumbingis used to hydraulically couple low pressure and high pressure pumpsbetween the boats, and negative an positive flow ports similar to thesuction port 24 and flow jets 20 are placed in the enveloped vicinity asa distance from each other to cooperatively establish a substantiallyunidirectional flow towards the suction port 24. The satellite boat andthe polluting boat work in concert to urge the migration of thecontained oil spill toward the polluting boat that subsequently harveststhe sea water oil, removes it, and delivers the restored ocean water tothe open sea. Conversely, the satellite boat houses the negative flowsource and the polluting boat houses the positive flow source, and bothcooperatively interact to urge the movement of open surface watercontained within the spill isolation float barriers to the satelliteboat for oil removal and redelivery of cleansed ocean water to the opensea. Yet other embodiments for an open water, for example, lake or opensea, water restoration system could be applied for a single boat inwhich the ship is enveloped by a floating spill isolation barrier andthe respective low pressure and high pressure water flow devices arerespectively located on the bow and stern, or portside and starboardsides of the boat, or any combination thereof or in-between that placesa distance between the suction and positive flow sources toadvantageously causes the net migration of polluted waters to thesuction port within the enveloped vicinity. In open waters, otherembodiments for providing a powerful positive flow source could beprovided by an outward flow of a Jet Ski, or other powered boat craftpositioned within the enveloped vicinity in which the Jet Ski isprevented from forward motion. The Jet Ski's outward flow pushes thepolluted surface waters towards the negative suction port. Onboard waterrestoration systems in this Jet Ski embodiment would route the cleansedwater back directly to the open sea. Instead, embodiments of theinvention should be determined entirely by reference to the claims thatfollow.

1. A method for removing pollutants from an open water regioncomprising: positioning a positive flow source to be adjustably placedbetween the positions of near a water surface, slightly above the watersurface, and slightly beneath the water surface; positioning a negativeflow source near the water surface and opposite the positive flowsource; directing a horizontal flow of water from the positive flowsource towards the negative flow source to cause a moving water surfaceto travel towards the negative flow source; receiving at least a portionof the moving water surface; and separating insoluble components fromthe received moving water surface.
 2. A method for removing pollutantsfrom an open water region: positioning a positive flow source to beadjustably placed between the positions of near a water surface,slightly above the water surface, and slightly beneath the watersurface; positioning a negative flow source near the water surface andopposite the positive flow source; directing a horizontal flow of waterfrom the positive flow source towards the negative flow source to causea moving water surface to travel towards the negative flow source;receiving at least a portion of the moving water surface; separatinginsoluble components from the received moving water surface to form aclean water volume; and sending the clean water volume to the waterpool.
 3. A method for removing pollutants from an open water region:positioning a positive flow source to be adjustably placed between thepositions of near a water surface, slightly above the water surface, andslightly beneath the water surface; positioning a negative flow sourcenear the water surface and opposite the positive flow source; directinga horizontal flow of water from the positive flow source towards thenegative flow source to cause a moving water surface to travel towardsthe negative flow source; receiving at least a portion of the movingwater surface; separating insoluble components from the received movingwater surface to form a clean water volume; aerating the clean watervolume; and sending the aerated, clean water volume to the water pool.4. The method of claim 3, wherein directing the flow of water deliveredby the positive flow source includes the flow of water being deliveredby a jet nozzle hydraulically coupled to a water pump.
 5. The method ofclaim 3, wherein receiving at least the portion of the moving watersurface includes at least a portion of water beneath the moving watersurface under the influence of the positive and negative flow water flowsources.
 6. The method of claim 5, wherein receiving at least theportion of the moving water surface and the water beneath the movingwater surface is determined by the penetrating depth of the negativeflow source within the water pool.
 7. A system for removing pollutantsfrom an open water region comprising: a positive flow source positionedat a first location to be adjustably placed between the positions ofnear a water surface, slightly above the water surface, and slightlybeneath the water surface; a negative flow source positioned at a secondlocation near the water surface and opposite the positive flow source;and an oil water separator in hydraulic communication with the negativeflow source for producing a cleansed water, wherein the water removaldevices and water delivery devices complementary operate to urge theflow of surface water from the first location of the water pool to thewater removal device at the second location for collection and sendingto the oil water separator to produce and return a cleansed water to thewater region.
 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the cleansed wateraerated before returning to the open water region.
 9. The system ofclaim 8, wherein the open water region comprises water located in amarina.
 10. A system for removing pollutants from a marina having atleast one boat slip having an entry exposed to flowing water, the systemcomprising: a positive flow source positioned at a first location to beadjustably placed between the positions of near a water surface,slightly above the water surface, and slightly beneath the watersurface; a negative flow source positioned at a second location near thewater surface and opposite the positive flow source; and a waterrestoration system including: a pump having an influent channel and aneffluent channel, the influent channel in hydraulic communication withthe negative flow source and the effluent channel in hydrauliccommunication with the positive flow source; an oil water separator inhydraulic communication between the effluent channel and the positiveflow source configured to remove oil from the influent water to producea cleansed water for routing to the positive flow source, wherein thenegative flow source and positive flow source complementary operate tourge the flow of surface water in direction of the flowing water forcollection of the surface water and delivery to the water restorationsystem.
 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the water restoration systemincludes a filtration device interposed between the oil water separatorand the positive flow source.
 12. The system of claim 11, wherein thewater restoration system includes an aerator interposed between thefiltration device and the positive flow source.
 13. The system of claim12, wherein the water restoration system includes a diverter valveinterposed between the aerator and the positive flow source, thediverter valve connected with a channel in hydraulic communication withthe marina.
 14. The system of claim 13, wherein the diverter valvedelivers the cleansed water through the effluent channel to the marina.15. The system of claim 14, wherein the water restoration systemincludes an hydraulic generator interposed between the aerator and thepositive flow source for producing electricity.
 16. A system forremoving pollutants from a boat slip in a marina, the boat slip definedby a pier and at least one dock, the system comprising: a positive flowsource positioned near the terminus of the dock and configured to beadjustably placed between the positions of near a water surface,slightly above the water surface, and slightly beneath the watersurface; a negative flow source positioned near the pier side of a boatslip and configured for placement near the water surface and oppositethe positive flow source; and a water restoration system including: apump having an influent channel and an effluent channel, the influentchannel in hydraulic communication with the negative flow source and theeffluent channel in hydraulic communication with the positive flowsource; an oil water separator in hydraulic communication between theeffluent channel and the positive flow source configured to remove oilfrom the influent water to produce a cleansed water for routing to thepositive flow source, wherein the negative flow source and positive flowsource complementary operate to urge the flow of surface water indirection of the flowing water for collection of the surface water anddelivery to the water restoration system.
 17. The system of claim 16,wherein the water restoration system includes an aerator to aerate thecleansed water between the oil water separator and the positive flowsource.
 18. The system of claim 17, wherein a diverter valve deliversaerated cleansed water through the channel to the boat slip.
 19. Asystem for removing water surface bearing pollutants from the vicinityof a floating vessel, the system comprising: a positive flow sourcepositioned near at a first location within the vicinity and configuredto be adjustably placed between the positions of near a water surface,slightly above the water surface, and slightly beneath the watersurface; a negative flow source positioned at a second location withinthe vicinity and configured for placement near the water surface andopposite the positive flow source; and a water restoration systemincluding: a pump having an influent channel and an effluent channel,the influent channel in hydraulic communication with the negative flowsource and the effluent channel in hydraulic communication with thepositive flow source; an oil water separator in hydraulic communicationbetween the effluent channel and the positive flow source configured toremove oil from the influent water to produce a cleansed water forrouting to the positive flow source, wherein the negative flow sourceand positive flow source complementary operate to urge the flow ofsurface water in direction of the flowing water for collection of thesurface water and delivery to the water restoration system.
 20. Thesystem of claim 19, wherein the water restoration system includes adiverter valve interposed between the pump and the positive flow source,the diverter valve connected with a channel in hydraulic communicationwith the vicinity.
 21. The system of claim 20, wherein the divertervalve delivers the cleansed water through the channel to the envelopedvicinity.